Vic police officer charged with assault

A Victorian police officer faces assault and riotous behaviour charges after an incident at the MCG while he was off duty.

The sergeant, who works in a specialist area, was charged on Friday over the April 12 incident and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on August 11.

He has been suspended with pay, becoming the fourth Victoria Police member to be charged or suspended, or both, in the past month.

A detective senior constable was charged last week after allegedly making offensive comments on social media, a senior constable was charged in mid-May for alleged unauthorised access of a computer system and another sergeant was charged in relation to alleged deception.